Tax Reduction Hits at Midnight 28. febrúar 2007 17:25 At midnight, new laws on Value Added Tax (VAT) and Excise tax on food will take effect in Iceland. According to the new laws, VAT on most food categories will be lowered from 14% to 7%. The Icelandic Consumer Agency projects a average price reduction of 6.1%. Most food categories also carry Excise Tax, which will in most cases be abandoned. Tolls and tariffs on imported meat will be reduced up to 40%. VAT on books and CDs will also be lowered from 24.5% to 7%, which means a price reduction of 14.1%. Also affected will be hotel rates, but VAT on hotel prices will be reduced from 14% to 7%. News News in English Mest lesið Skæður hakkarahópur herjar á framlínustarfsmenn Innlent Íbúðin í rúst eftir Airbnb-gesti Innlent Elon Musk stofnar nýjan stjórnmálaflokk Erlent Fjörutíu og þrír látnir og umfangsmiklar leitarðagerðir standa yfir Erlent Leynileg neyðarfjárveiting Dana til flugvallagerðar á Grænlandi Erlent Leitar að eiganda trúlofunarhrings sem fannst í fjöru Innlent „Býsna margt orðið grænmerkt“ Innlent Konan er fundin Innlent Fjarlægðu sprengju við Keflavíkurflugvöll Innlent Vilja að nemendur borgi allt að 180 þúsund til að skrá sig Innlent
At midnight, new laws on Value Added Tax (VAT) and Excise tax on food will take effect in Iceland. According to the new laws, VAT on most food categories will be lowered from 14% to 7%. The Icelandic Consumer Agency projects a average price reduction of 6.1%. Most food categories also carry Excise Tax, which will in most cases be abandoned. Tolls and tariffs on imported meat will be reduced up to 40%. VAT on books and CDs will also be lowered from 24.5% to 7%, which means a price reduction of 14.1%. Also affected will be hotel rates, but VAT on hotel prices will be reduced from 14% to 7%.
News News in English Mest lesið Skæður hakkarahópur herjar á framlínustarfsmenn Innlent Íbúðin í rúst eftir Airbnb-gesti Innlent Elon Musk stofnar nýjan stjórnmálaflokk Erlent Fjörutíu og þrír látnir og umfangsmiklar leitarðagerðir standa yfir Erlent Leynileg neyðarfjárveiting Dana til flugvallagerðar á Grænlandi Erlent Leitar að eiganda trúlofunarhrings sem fannst í fjöru Innlent „Býsna margt orðið grænmerkt“ Innlent Konan er fundin Innlent Fjarlægðu sprengju við Keflavíkurflugvöll Innlent Vilja að nemendur borgi allt að 180 þúsund til að skrá sig Innlent